Stone products firm rebuilds with purpose

5:39 PM,
Nov. 16, 2013

Tim Kent stands outside his Nekoosa business.

Written by

Jesse Austin
| For Central Wisconsin Sunday

When Tim Kent and his business partner sold their successful, 20-year-old stone products and design firm Wisconsin Pride Stone in 2008, both men looked forward to rewarding lives in retirement. Five years later, Kent turned his back on a life of leisure in order to restore a vital business to the Nekoosa community.

In August, Kent re-assumed control of the 27-acre, four-building site once occupied by Wisconsin Pride and started business anew as Kent's Stone Products & Designs. Like the old company, Kent's new firm specializes in creating and installing stone veneer finishes for ...